
It has been described by a promi- 
nent iris judge as ‘“‘the smoothest and 
best dark iris I have ever seen.” An out- 
standing beauty that will be wanted in 
every garden. Never has so dark an iris 
attained such brilliance and garden value. 
The plants are sturdy, with excellent 
growing and blooming habits, and it is 
a valuable addition to the popular late 
flowering group. H. M. 1941, R. 90, 1941. 
$10.00 
SUNDANCE (Nesmith 1940) L. 40 in. An 
iris of strong and vibrant colors. The 
roundly domed standards are cf deep 
gold, the rounded, flaring falls are over- 
laid with bright mahogany red leaving a 
wide border of gold. The flowers have 
heavy substance and are borne on four- 
branched stalks. Unusual and stunning. 
He MeL 940 Sere hence Los. $7.50 
hafts. 
SUNSET TAN (Egelberg 1940) M. L. 36 
in. This is a fine iris that is much ad- 
mired in our garden. It is well named 
as it is a golden tan smoothly infused 
with sunset colors. The flower is a 
perfect self with the coppery pink tones 
evenly blended throughout. With extra 
heavy substance, good theight and branch- 
ing it is a valuable asset to any garden. 
A good grower and bloomer, still stock 
is scarce. $5.00 
THE ADMIRAL (D. Hall 1941) M. 37 in. 
A clean, bright, medium blue self that 
will be much sought after because there 
are so few good irises in this. color class 
and they are very valuable in the garden 
picture. It is really quite deep in tone, 
an intense blue that does not fade or 
wilt. The hafts are of solid coloring like 
the rest of the flower and it has a full, 
widely flaring form and heavy substance. 
The stalks are well branched and the 
plants remarkably vigorous and hardy, 
blooming generously. H. M. 1940, R. 90, 
1941. $5.00 
THELMA JEAN (Peck 1939) E. M. 34 in. 
A petunia violet self of most distinctive 
character. The large flowers are nicely 
formed, of smooth, glistening texture and 
are well carried on the branching stalks. 
The plants are hardy and bloom freely. 
H. M. 1939, Per. R. 86, 1940. $2.50 
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THE RED DOUGLAS (J. Sass 1937) M. 
40 in. This gorgeous iris has a most 
enviable record—it has taken all of the 
awards available and has as high a perma- 
nent rating as any iris in commerce, 93. 
It has been described as raisin and dahlia 
purple which, though accurate, does nct 
do it justice. It is a rich, glowing, deep 
red purple or ruby red and is in effect 
a self although the velvety falls seem 
darker. Although there are ‘redder’ irises 
there are no more beautiful dark reds. 
It has held the spot light in our garden 
for years among all the f.ne red irises 
we have grown. The flowers are large 
and full, the color even, smcoth and non 
fading right up to the brilliant orange 
beard. The branching and _ blooming 
habits are excellent, the plant growth 
strong but not rampant. The plants are 
perfectly hardy. H. M. 1936, A. M. 1939, 
Per. R. 93, 1937, Dykes Medal 1941. $1.00 
VAGABOND PRINCE (J. Sass 1940) M. 
©6 in. A rich and lustrous beauty, a true 
black purple self that neither fades in 
the sun nor spots in the rain. The flow- 
ers are of medium large size, well rounda- 
ed form, velvety texture and heavy sub- 
stance. The plants are strong and hardy, 
the bloom and increase good. Per. R. 87, 
1941. $2.50 
WEST POINT (Nicholls 1939) L. 44 in. 
A very fine blue that adds great import- 
ance to the late blooming season. The 
standards are true indigo blue well arched 
and domed, the falls are slightly deeper 
with a rich brown shad.ng at the wide 
haft. Indigo is not a very dark blue as 
some people think but a deep medium 
blue, pure and clean, without a hint cf 
purple. The tall, beautifully brancned 
stalks carry the fine flowers proudly, 
with perfect proportion and poise. It 1s 
well worthy of the proud name of West 
Point. The plants are of strong and 
rugged growth with generous bloom and 
increase. H. M. 1940, Per. R. 89, 1941. 
$5.00 
WILD ORCHID (Kellogg 1940) M. 40 in. 
An excellent flower cf deep orchid pink 
coloring smoothly flushed with copper at 
the haft. It is of superb substance and 
fine texture with rounued standards and 
widely flaring falls. Good growth and 
bloom. $5.00 
From lowa—The roots came and are planted. They were splendid plants with 
excellent root systems and all are off to a good start. 
From Wisconsin—The iris I ordered from you last fall are growing splendidly 
this spring, and I am ordering more for July delivery. 
From Kansas—The iris are all growing nicely and showing promise of bloom 
next spring. 
From Illinois—Please send me your new catalog. I may not be able to buy many 
this year but I like to drool over it. 
